Best Clean Bandit Collaborations
Meet the four singers who carried Clean Bandit's strings to UK number ones, each bringing their own moment.
Jess Glynne: the foundation
"Rather Be" and "Real Love" are the two Jess Glynne collaborations. "Rather Be" is simply the moment Clean Bandit arrived in 2014, becoming the fastest-selling January single since 1996. Her voice has a warmth and directness that suits the orchestral-pop production perfectly. She doesn't oversing it. She just rides the strings. The two tracks together show a pairing that worked so well that Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto came back to it.
Sean Paul and Anne-Marie: the chart moment
"Rockabye" is Clean Bandit's commercial peak: 2016 Christmas number one, seven weeks at the top of the UK charts. Sean Paul's presence gives it a dancehall lift you don't hear elsewhere in their catalogue. Anne-Marie carries the emotional weight of the song's story. Together, they're the clearest evidence that Clean Bandit's formula travels well beyond one genre pairing, reaching into pop-dancehall territory.
Zara Larsson: the drama
"Symphony" leans hardest into the classical side of Clean Bandit's sound, and Zara Larsson has the vocal range to match the drama the arrangement is going for. The title tells you exactly what to expect. She's got the power and the technique to sit comfortably alongside an orchestral production.
Louisa Johnson: the deep cut
"Tears" doesn't get talked about as much as their biggest hits, but it's worth your time because it shows a different shade. A more soulful, less dancefloor-driven side of the same production philosophy. This is the collaboration that rewards deeper listening.
The wider circle
Marina and Luis Fonsi collaborated on "Baby". In 2025, after Clean Bandit became independent artists, they released "Believe" with Lloyiso. That's proof the collaborative approach hasn't slowed down, just shifted to a new model.